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8 [eight]

The time

The time

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Pulksteņa laiki

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Excuse me! A-v--no--et--lūd-u! A___________ l_____ A-v-i-o-i-t- l-d-u- ------------------- Atvainojiet, lūdzu! 0
What time is it, please? Cik- l----- ---p----t--is? C___ l_____ i_ p__________ C-k- l-d-u- i- p-l-s-e-i-? -------------------------- Cik, lūdzu, ir pulkstenis? 0
Thank you very much. L-----------s. L____ p_______ L-e-s p-l-i-s- -------------- Liels paldies. 0
It is one o’clock. Pu-ksteni- ir-v-e--. P_________ i_ v_____ P-l-s-e-i- i- v-e-s- -------------------- Pulkstenis ir viens. 0
It is two o’clock. P-lkst-ni- -r ----. P_________ i_ d____ P-l-s-e-i- i- d-v-. ------------------- Pulkstenis ir divi. 0
It is three o’clock. P-lkste-is -r t--s. P_________ i_ t____ P-l-s-e-i- i- t-ī-. ------------------- Pulkstenis ir trīs. 0
It is four o’clock. Pulkst-ni---r -etri. P_________ i_ č_____ P-l-s-e-i- i- č-t-i- -------------------- Pulkstenis ir četri. 0
It is five o’clock. Pul--te--s ----ie--. P_________ i_ p_____ P-l-s-e-i- i- p-e-i- -------------------- Pulkstenis ir pieci. 0
It is six o’clock. P-------is ir-s--i. P_________ i_ s____ P-l-s-e-i- i- s-š-. ------------------- Pulkstenis ir seši. 0
It is seven o’clock. P-----e--s--- -ep-iņi. P_________ i_ s_______ P-l-s-e-i- i- s-p-i-i- ---------------------- Pulkstenis ir septiņi. 0
It is eight o’clock. P--ksten--------t--i. P_________ i_ a______ P-l-s-e-i- i- a-t-ņ-. --------------------- Pulkstenis ir astoņi. 0
It is nine o’clock. Pul--teni- i----v---. P_________ i_ d______ P-l-s-e-i- i- d-v-ņ-. --------------------- Pulkstenis ir deviņi. 0
It is ten o’clock. P-----------r--e---t. P_________ i_ d______ P-l-s-e-i- i- d-s-i-. --------------------- Pulkstenis ir desmit. 0
It is eleven o’clock. Pul-sten-s--r--ien-ad--i-. P_________ i_ v___________ P-l-s-e-i- i- v-e-p-d-m-t- -------------------------- Pulkstenis ir vienpadsmit. 0
It is twelve o’clock. Pul-s-en----- -i-pa-smit. P_________ i_ d__________ P-l-s-e-i- i- d-v-a-s-i-. ------------------------- Pulkstenis ir divpadsmit. 0
A minute has sixty seconds. Min--ē ir-seš-e--i- s--u-d-s. M_____ i_ s________ s________ M-n-t- i- s-š-e-m-t s-k-n-e-. ----------------------------- Minūtē ir sešdesmit sekundes. 0
An hour has sixty minutes. Stun-- ir ---de-mi--m-nūtes. S_____ i_ s________ m_______ S-u-d- i- s-š-e-m-t m-n-t-s- ---------------------------- Stundā ir sešdesmit minūtes. 0
A day has twenty-four hours. Di-nn-k-ī-ir -ivd--mi--č-tr---stundas. D________ i_ d________ č_____ s_______ D-e-n-k-ī i- d-v-e-m-t č-t-a- s-u-d-s- -------------------------------------- Diennaktī ir divdesmit četras stundas. 0

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